CVE-2017-20246 | KittyCatfish 2.2 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL inject… | CVSS 8.2 HIGH

Description

KittyCatfish 2.2 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read database contents by exploiting an unescaped GET parameter. Attackers can inject SQL code through the 'kc_ad' parameter in base.css.php or kittycatfish.php to extract sensitive database information using boolean-based blind or time-based blind techniques.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2017-20246
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-06-08 11:46 UTC
Published: 2026-06-09 11:48 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-09 16:11 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL C…
Vendor / Product: Missilesilo / KittyCatfish
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

8.2 HIGH CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: partial

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Missilesilo	KittyCatfish	—	2.2

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-89	cna	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
8.8	HIGH	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.2	HIGH	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

References (4)

ExploitDB-41919 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41919
Official Product Homepage https://wordpress.org/plugins-wp/kittycatfish/
Official Product Homepage https://tad.group
VulnCheck Advisory: KittyCatfish 2.2 Plugin for WordPress SQL Injection https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kittycatfish-plugin-for-wordpress-sql-injection